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First-Year Design Expo

Campbell School of Engineering incorporates a hands-on, project-based approach to engineering education. Our First-Year Design Sequence, ENGR 120 and 121, includes four separate projects, culminating with an open-ended first-year design project. Students learn the complete engineering design process, including a variety of professional engineering design tools such as formal brainstorming techniques, decision matrices, morphological charts, Gantt charts and competitive benchmarking. Each team of 3-4 students develops a working prototype, detailed poster and presentation.

Past projects have included:

cooling backpack

urban beehive designs

solar cell-phone charger

motion-activated pet water fountain

robust kayak cart

non-tipping pool koozie

no-spill automobile cup holder

cell phone case for boats, with cooling/solar charging/moisture-proof features

solar-powered toolbox with electrical outlets

hand drill safety sleeve

logo-imprinting toaster

retractable car roof for rain protection when entering/exiting a vehicle